Turkish security forces detained today in Istanbul a subcontractor of a residential complex that collapsed in the southern Turkish district of Hatay as a result of the earthquake, Anadolu Agency reported.
He was detained at Istanbul airport while trying to leave Turkey.
The residential complex “Renaissance Residence” was built 11 years ago in the city of Antakya, Hatay district, adds TASS. It has 250 apartments. According to the laws of the country, such a new building should have been built taking into account all the necessary norms to withstand such a strong earthquake.
Devastating earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 rocked southern Turkey on Monday 9 hours apart, with the epicenter in Kahramanmaras province. Hundreds of aftershocks followed. Ten counties in Turkey are affected, as well as areas in Syria.
According to the latest data, the dead in Turkey are 19,388, and the wounded – 77,711. In total, the dead in both countries are over 22,000.
